Someone who gave up

Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours.

When you’re in darkness

Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world.
Even your shadow leaves you when you’re in darkness.

People who want to see you fail

Don’t care about what other people think of you.
There will always be those people who want to see you fail because they can’t succeed.

Do not be sad

Do not be sad because of people. They will all die.

Being a good person

I’ve learned that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings. Even if I respect theirs. Being a good person, doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people too. You only have control over yourself on how you choose to be as a person. And for the others, you can only choose to accept them, or walk away.

Who are you to judge?

Who are you to judge people without knowing them?

Decisions are mine

This is NOT public property. Decisions regarding this are mine – and mine to make.

My body

What I do with my body does not concern you.

Calling this ugly is just as offensive

These are both people with feelings.
It is rude and hateful to say either one is ugly.
They are both beautiful in different ways.
No matter what size someone is, being called ugly hurts.

Makes you awesome

Do more of what makes you awesome.

The real you

Don’t change so people will like you.
Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

Let the world know

Don’t be afraid to let the world know who you really are.

Who you really are

Dare to see yourself for who you really are. Do not be limited by the judgments of others. Do not believe the lie of limitations. Inside of you is every possibility ever known. Close your eyes and visualize your divine beauty.
- Bryant McGill

To love myself

As I began to love myself
I freed myself from anything that is no good for my health –
food, people, things, situations,
and everything that drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is “Love of oneself”.
- Charlie Chaplin on his 70^th birthday about self-love, April 16^th 1959 

Makes you happy

Be with someone that makes you happy.

While working for what you want

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
So much has been given to me, I have no time to ponder over which has been denied.
- Helen Keller

A big difference

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Positive changes in your life

Don’t expect to see positive changes in your life
if you surround yourself with negative people.

My side of the fence

Don’t judge my side of the fence until you have the balls to jump it.

Everyone has a story

Before you judge my life, my past or my character
Walk in my shoes, walk the path I have traveled,
live my sorrow, my doubts, my fear, my pain and my laughter.

Remember.
Everyone has a story.
When you’ve lived my life then you can judge me.

What I’ve dealt with

Don’t judge me, you can’t handle half of what I’ve dealt with.
There’s a reason I do the things I do, there’s a reason I am who I am.

Why are you with them?

Don’t complain about someone not treating you right. 

If you know you deserve better, why are you with them?

Walk away

Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you.

Be careful

Be careful who you share your weakness with.
Some people can’t wait for the opportunity to use them against you.

Surrounded by assholes?

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem,
first make sure that you are not, in fact, simply surrounded by assholes.
- William Gibson

How to treat you

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop,
and what you reinforce.
- Tony Gaskins

What’s right for you

You have to do what’s right for you. No one walks in your shoes.

What others say

You won’t have a happy life if you worry about what others say about you.

Grow

Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.

Focus

At the end of the day,
you can focus on what’s tearing you apart,
or what’s holding you together.

Take pride

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.

Accept everything you are

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren’t. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are – and aren’t – that you will truly succeed.

Bring you alive

Anything and anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.
- David Whyte

Stand up for what you think is right

Always stand up for what you think is right, even if you are the only one standing.
Trust your instinct. Your mistakes might as well be you own, instead of someone else’s.

Speak the truth

Always speak the truth even if they walk out of your life because of it.

Always be yourself.

Always be yourself. 

Never try to hide who you are. 

The only shame is to have shame. 

Always stand up for what you believe in. 

Always question what other people tell you. 

Never regret the past. It’s a waste of time. 

There’s a reason for everything. 

Every mistake, every moment of weakness, 

ever terrible thing that has happened to you. Grow from it. 

The only way you can ever get the respect of others 

is when you show them that you respect yourself 

and most importantly, do your thing and never apologize for being you.

A first rate version of yourself

 Always be a first rate version of yourself
instead of a second rate version of somebody else.
Judy Garland

Make even more art

Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
- Andy Warhol

I loved...

And all I loved, I loved alone

 - Edgar Allan Poe

Give me...

Give me a museum and I’ll fill it. 

- Pablo Picasso 

(1881-1973)

I don’t agree

I don’t necessarily agree with everything I say.

 - Marshall McLuhan

Measurement of happiness

The unit of measurement of happiness is the distance between you and what you love.
- Haris Lithos

On my way

I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.
- Carl Sagan

A future

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
- Oscar Wilde

Do what you feel

Do what you feel in your heart to be right for you’ll be criticized anyway.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

It’s none of my business what people think of me.

My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me.
I am what I am and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything.
And it makes life so much easier.
- Anthony Hopkins

Freedom of thought

The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.
- Salman Rushdie

Love is enough

You need power, only when you want to do something harmful, otherwise love is enough to get everything done.
- Charlie Chaplin

One who sacrifices himself

Warriors are not what you think of as warriors.

The warrior is not someone who fights, 

because no one has the right to take another life. 

The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others.

His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, 

those who cannot provide for themselves, 

and above all, the children, the future of humanity.

 - Sitting Bull

Who rules over you

To learn who rules over you,
simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
 - Voltaire